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back to our big story tonight, president obama and mitt romney facing off in their first presidential debate. now that round one is in the books, we're diving into the analysis coming up next. also, did two local police officers speed up another offduty cop? there are two very different versions of this story. we'll break them down, next. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >> president obama and mitt romney sparring in their first debate in denver tonight. both candidates offering contracting views on how to tackl
back to our big story tonight, president obama and mitt romney facing off in their first presidential debate. now that round one is in the books, we're diving into the analysis coming up next. also, did two local police officers speed up another offduty cop? there are two very different versions of this story. we'll break them down, next. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day...
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they realize they have to turn around what obama did four years ago in northern virginia. northern virginia is key. >> let's talk about governor mcdonnell. he became one of the finalists for the vice presidential slot. ultimately went to congressman ryan. people are talking about governor mcdonnell's future. as we all well know, virginia's governorship is limited to one four-year term. if he leaves and would accept a position in a romney administration, perhaps as attorney general or some other. that would really shake up virginia's governor's race. the attorney general, republican ken cuccinelli and republican bill bowling vying for that nomination. how much would that upset and likelihood that it would ever happen? >> well, i ask, what are you going to do xt? he said wait a second, i have 17 months to run before i leave and he has been mentioned as a transportation secretary as well. they are now introducing ann romney. and what ken cuccinelli, the attorney general said fine. bring it on. the nomination is going to be in a convention and he is confident that he could be
they realize they have to turn around what obama did four years ago in northern virginia. northern virginia is key. >> let's talk about governor mcdonnell. he became one of the finalists for the vice presidential slot. ultimately went to congressman ryan. people are talking about governor mcdonnell's future. as we all well know, virginia's governorship is limited to one four-year term. if he leaves and would accept a position in a romney administration, perhaps as attorney general or some...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as we enter the final weekend of the presidential race the candidates will not only be eyeing the polls, they'll be keeping a close eye on the redskins games because the redskins have historically been a reliable predictor who wins the white house. in 17 of the past 18 presidential elections, if the redskins win their final home game before voting, the incumbent party wins the white house. if the skins lose, the challenger goes on to win. the only time that did not hold true information 2004. the redskins are playing the carolina panthers who are awful, by the way, at home sunday. fox 5's lindsay murphy joins us with a preview of the game where the coach has almost been fired. the general manager is out of there. the panthers are a mess. >> you're saying it looks good for president obama? >> so say the historically speaking. i know all this just because the head coach ron rivera went to my high school. >> oh, cool. i was just thinking imagine if the bears are playing the redskins sunday. president obama would have to root for the bears bu
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as we enter the final weekend of the presidential race the candidates will not only be eyeing the polls, they'll be keeping a close eye on the redskins games because the redskins have historically been a reliable predictor who wins the white house. in 17 of the past 18 presidential elections, if the redskins win their final home game before voting, the incumbent party wins the white house. if the skins lose, the challenger goes on to...
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campaign tonight regardless of what barack obama did in the last presidential debate. joe biden challenged anything he thought needed to be challenged by paul ryan, interrupting, even challenging martha from apc, the moderator, taking her to task at some points. >> lindsay, you're young, as we can see here. do you think paul ryan's youth works against him or for him? some might say well, it shows that biden is the more experienced person. other people might say hey, ryan is the fresh face, fresh ideas. what do you think? >> i think for the republican party who are kind of struggling to appeal to more diverse demographics, i think it was a bold choice for them and pretty effective, although there are some drifts with ryan, especially his budget because it was so controversial, but overall i thought it infused a lot of energy into this campaign. >> last question, ryan, starting with you on the abortion issue. it got personal. who was most effective? >> i think if we take it and look at a single demographic that's really important to especially the president, the women vo
campaign tonight regardless of what barack obama did in the last presidential debate. joe biden challenged anything he thought needed to be challenged by paul ryan, interrupting, even challenging martha from apc, the moderator, taking her to task at some points. >> lindsay, you're young, as we can see here. do you think paul ryan's youth works against him or for him? some might say well, it shows that biden is the more experienced person. other people might say hey, ryan is the fresh...
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he has been waging war on coal. >> soon to be republican presidential nominee says the obama's coal regulations have cost jobs and increased energy prices. >> his vice president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? yeah. >> it's the final day of romney's bus tour, but a dozen cities across four states. his new running mate campaigned in colorado and moved on to nevada. joe biden is also on the road. republicans gather in two weeks in tampa. the democrats a week later in north carolina. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >>> vice president biden is getting a will the of lot of attention for something he said this morning. he said mitt romney's budget plan would put people quote, back in chains. >> he said in the first 100 days he's going to let the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. going to put you back in chains. >> romney spokesperson called it a new low in the campaign. at a later event, biden denounced the criticism saying he meant to use the term, unshackled. >>> chris cristie has been selected to be the keynote speaker at the republica
he has been waging war on coal. >> soon to be republican presidential nominee says the obama's coal regulations have cost jobs and increased energy prices. >> his vice president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? yeah. >> it's the final day of romney's bus tour, but a dozen cities across four states. his new running mate campaigned in colorado and moved on to nevada. joe biden is also on the road. republicans gather in two weeks in tampa. the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are following breaking news in waldorf, maryland. a man and woman were shot while walking on a path behind westlake high school. one of them has died and tonight the shooter is still on the run. fox 5's audrey barnes on live on the scene. what happened? >> reporter: i'm at the entrance to that footpath on hampshire circle at gopher court. behind me is where police blocked off the entrance. a couple in their 40s were out walking their dog about 7:15 tonight when they encountered a lone gunman who unloaded his handgun shooting the couple multiple times and as you said, the woman in their 40s has died. police are still -- her 40s has died. police are still on the scene. i want to bring in diane richardson from the charles county sheriff's office to give us more information. at this point do you have any idea what the motive was behind the shooting? >> no. first this is highly unusual in this area and quite frankly very upsetting because this is a very quiet
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are following breaking news in waldorf, maryland. a man and woman were shot while walking on a path behind westlake high school. one of them has died and tonight the shooter is still on the run. fox 5's audrey barnes on live on the scene. what happened? >> reporter: i'm at the entrance to that footpath on hampshire circle at gopher court. behind me is where police blocked off the entrance. a couple in their...
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the gop presidential candidate focused on jobs and the economy and threw in a few jabs at president obama. >> he said i'll measure success by whether someone who has a good idea will go out and start a business. yeah, i hope he understands that actually the people that have a good idea and start a business are the ones that actually build the business. >> also slamming the president's handling of the economy, in a slew of television ads in battle ground states. coming up tonight at 10:30 fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us to talk more about the presidential race. >>> a midair scare at reagan, the federal aviation administration is now investigating how three commuter jets got way too close for comfort prompting emergency action by a flight controller. officials didn't know about it until the media told them. fox 5's tom fitzgerald with the details. >> reporter: it all started tuesday afternoon at 2:00. reagan national's airport tower and an faa control center in virginia decided to change the runway direction from south to north to north to south due to incoming weather, but so
the gop presidential candidate focused on jobs and the economy and threw in a few jabs at president obama. >> he said i'll measure success by whether someone who has a good idea will go out and start a business. yeah, i hope he understands that actually the people that have a good idea and start a business are the ones that actually build the business. >> also slamming the president's handling of the economy, in a slew of television ads in battle ground states. coming up tonight at...
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barack obama 51%, mitt romney at 48% of the vote. >> now to florida, which is another huge state. 29 electoral votes up for grabs here. 89% of the precincts reporting. barack obama leading 51% to mitt romney, 49%. virginia tilting mitt romney's way. >> we're also keeping an eye on key races in the house and senate tonight. >> reporter: after a record amount of money spent on house and senate races, and some pretty big controversies, it all comes town to tonight. i'm joined by the managing editor of the hill. the headline right now, it's projected, republicans will retain control of the house. >> that's right. >> reporter: what's your reaction to this? it's not unexpected. >> it's not. it was an uphill projection for the democrats. they needed 25 seats, that was just too much of a climb for them. >> reporter: 38 democrats so far, 71 republicans have taken seats in the house. >> democrats were banking that medicare was going to be a big issue. democrats said the republicans were going to betray the tea party extreme. the strategy just did not bear fruit. >> reporter: the democrats hold
barack obama 51%, mitt romney at 48% of the vote. >> now to florida, which is another huge state. 29 electoral votes up for grabs here. 89% of the precincts reporting. barack obama leading 51% to mitt romney, 49%. virginia tilting mitt romney's way. >> we're also keeping an eye on key races in the house and senate tonight. >> reporter: after a record amount of money spent on house and senate races, and some pretty big controversies, it all comes town to tonight. i'm joined by...
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. >> the strike has also become an issue in the presidential ray. republican candidate mitt romney blasted the teachers -- race. republican ramblings the teachers. president obama not taking sides but wants a quick resolution. >>> the known 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in -- no. 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in a u.s. drone strike today when a missile struck their car. al shari was jailed in pa guantanamo bay for six years. his death will deal a major blow to the terror group. >>> as we remember the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, millions are still sending financial help. >> but when you write that check, you may be surprised what it's really paying for. >> tonight on the news edge a gunman walks into a d.c. drugstore and shoots an employee in both legs, the same drugstore where another shooting took place just months ago, more at 11:00. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. a
. >> the strike has also become an issue in the presidential ray. republican candidate mitt romney blasted the teachers -- race. republican ramblings the teachers. president obama not taking sides but wants a quick resolution. >>> the known 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in -- no. 2 al-qaeda leader is dead killed in a u.s. drone strike today when a missile struck their car. al shari was jailed in pa guantanamo bay for six years. his death will deal a major blow to the terror...
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. >> clearly both these presidential campaigns covet virginia. this is president obama's 17th trip to the state just this year. mitt romney was in this state yesterday and he'll return monday. >> i love you, too guys. >> the romney campaign says wednesday's debate has een a big boost to their efforts in virginia. >> obviously people saw the great debate performance. people are fired up as ever of the we're having more volunteers stream -- ever. we're having more volunteers stream into the office. >> still most major polls have president obama ahead in virginia. while he headed from fairfax to ohio it's expected he will be back several times before the election. in fairfax, virginia, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> this week shaping up to be busy. in virginia the white house announced first lady michelle obama will host a campaign event tuesday at loudoun county fairgrounds, mitt romney slated to deliver what's being called a major foreign policy address at the virginia military institute. >>> now to a fox 5 weather alert, live look outside wrappi
. >> clearly both these presidential campaigns covet virginia. this is president obama's 17th trip to the state just this year. mitt romney was in this state yesterday and he'll return monday. >> i love you, too guys. >> the romney campaign says wednesday's debate has een a big boost to their efforts in virginia. >> obviously people saw the great debate performance. people are fired up as ever of the we're having more volunteers stream -- ever. we're having more...
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tomorrow president obama will head to new jersey to get a first hand look at the damage. earlier today he dropped by the red cross headquarters in northwest d.c. to thank everyone. >> the reason we're here is because the red cross knows what it's doing when it comes to emergency response. so people all across the country who have not been affected, now is the time to show the kind of generosity that makes america the greatest nation on earth. >> gop presidential candidate mitt romney also canceled his campaign events today. he spent a chunk of time in the key battleground state of ohio. romney and his team of volunteers checked food and other donations at a storm relief center in kettering. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our effort this morning, though a lot of people will still be looking for goods even though we've gathered these things as you know, but i know that one of the things i've learned in life is that you make the difference you can. >> romney will return to the campaign trail tomorrow. he will make appearances in florida. >>> sandy brought
tomorrow president obama will head to new jersey to get a first hand look at the damage. earlier today he dropped by the red cross headquarters in northwest d.c. to thank everyone. >> the reason we're here is because the red cross knows what it's doing when it comes to emergency response. so people all across the country who have not been affected, now is the time to show the kind of generosity that makes america the greatest nation on earth. >> gop presidential candidate mitt...
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as for the next presidential debate -- >> i think you'll see a very engaged president that is ready and willing to call out whichever mitt romney shows up. >> reporter: and the president's advisors promise the real obama will show up as well. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> with more insight and a look ahead on what we can expect on the political front this week, is fox 5's political analyst, mark plotkin. did his performance make a difference? >> chris christie before the event said mitt romney was going to turn the campaign upside down. in all honesty, i think he did. he revitalized a campaign in some ways his staff was writing off the candidate, and the best data is the impercale data in some of the background states, i heard one today in florida, he's running even and narrowing the lead -- >> he's campaigning in florida now, right? >> he is. he drew a big crowd. >> the biggest of his campaign so >> he haven't drawn crowds anywhere near that. crowds are indicative of your support. >> president obama buoyed by the job numbers that came out, below 8% the first time since he took offic
as for the next presidential debate -- >> i think you'll see a very engaged president that is ready and willing to call out whichever mitt romney shows up. >> reporter: and the president's advisors promise the real obama will show up as well. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> with more insight and a look ahead on what we can expect on the political front this week, is fox 5's political analyst, mark plotkin. did his performance make a difference? >> chris christie...
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>> obama. >> reporter: and whose name popped up as the one that was checked? >> mitt romney's. >> reporter: she said she's certain she did not make a mistake. she saw what happened when she double checked the ballot. >> i went back and my x was under mitt romney. >> reporter: she's a lifelong democrat. >> i was very disgusted. i was like upset like what's going on here? >> reporter: she says she did point it out to an election worker who was helpful. alicia alexander is the prince george's county elections administrator. >> we haven't had one report of any voting irregularity. >> reporter: but there have been other complaints around the country including one in north carolina where a voter says she wanted to vote for romney, but the machine kept defaulting to obama. back in maryland alexander says always double check your ballot and remember to read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince george's county we do have 14 questions on the ballot which is -- could potentially extend the average vote time. >> reporter: the woman we spoke
>> obama. >> reporter: and whose name popped up as the one that was checked? >> mitt romney's. >> reporter: she said she's certain she did not make a mistake. she saw what happened when she double checked the ballot. >> i went back and my x was under mitt romney. >> reporter: she's a lifelong democrat. >> i was very disgusted. i was like upset like what's going on here? >> reporter: she says she did point it out to an election worker who was...
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so what is the impact of the gop vice presidential pick having on the debates? vice president joe biden's comments, well, they're also ringing through the sunday talk shows and is he a liability for president obama? those are just a few of the topics that they're still talking about in the circles on sunday morning talk shows. fox 5's melanie alnwick. >> reporter: on the sunday morning talk shows this week it was all about the vice presidents, paul ryan injecting enthusiasm into the gop campaign saying romney advisor ed gillespie. if. >> paul ryan has given a real jolt in terms of the volunteers signing up and contributions coming online and he has a relationship with governor romney that i think is a very positive one. they're very good together and i think people see that. >> reporter: in talking about medicare and the nation's debt, republicans are trying to seize the mantle of a very serious campaign. >> we're broke and they're being honest about the fact that we're broke. >> reporter: democrats meanwhile are trying to deflect harsh criticism of joe biden af
so what is the impact of the gop vice presidential pick having on the debates? vice president joe biden's comments, well, they're also ringing through the sunday talk shows and is he a liability for president obama? those are just a few of the topics that they're still talking about in the circles on sunday morning talk shows. fox 5's melanie alnwick. >> reporter: on the sunday morning talk shows this week it was all about the vice presidents, paul ryan injecting enthusiasm into the gop...
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reviews of an improved performance by president obama. >> i think it is interesting with two presidential debates going, the president still hasn't found an agenda for a second term. we have an agenda for our term and our agenda is going to get this working again. >> in northern virginia, romney criticized the president over possible cuts to the pentagon budget. >> unlike cutting the military, as this president would do by a trillion dollars, i would maintain our military strength because america's military must be second to none and so strong, no one would test us. >> romney has been a familiar face here in virginia. he made frequent trips since locking up the republican nomination and it's not over yet. romney campaign officials say with 20 days left, many of those days are going to be spent here in the commonwealth. >> romney supporters in leesburg appreciated the face to face time with their candidate. >> the first time live watching him, i saw the debate. this is the first time live. >> you get to see the man. you get to hear him. you don't get to hear the little sound bits. >> at th
reviews of an improved performance by president obama. >> i think it is interesting with two presidential debates going, the president still hasn't found an agenda for a second term. we have an agenda for our term and our agenda is going to get this working again. >> in northern virginia, romney criticized the president over possible cuts to the pentagon budget. >> unlike cutting the military, as this president would do by a trillion dollars, i would maintain our military...